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- commander/kəˈmɑːn.dər/A person in authority, especially over a body of troops or a military operation; a leader.nounB2
- commander in chief/kəˌmɑːndər ɪn ˈtʃiːf/The supreme commander of a nation's armed forces.nounC1
- commandery/kəˈmɑːnd(ə)ri/A historical or administrative district under the authority of a military or religious commander.nounC2
- commanding officer/kəˌmɑːndɪŋ ˈɒfɪsə(r)/The officer in command of a specific military unit, organization, or installation.nounMedium
- commandment/kəˈmɑːndmənt/A divine command or law, especially one of the Ten Commandments given to Moses in the Bible.nounC1
- commando/kəˈmɑːndəʊ/A specially trained military unit for rapid, often covert, raids.adverbnounC1
- commando operation/kəˈmɑːndəʊ ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/A military action conducted by a small, specially trained unit to achieve a specific, often covert objective.nounMedium
- commeasure/kəˈmɛʒə/To measure or compare two or more things together; to bring into a common measure or proportion.verbverb-transitiveVery Rare
- commedia dell'arte/kɒˌmeɪdɪə del ˈɑːteɪ/A form of Italian comic theatre that flourished from the 16th to 18th centuries, characterized by masked stock characters and improvised dialogue based on scenarios.nounC2
- commemorate/kəˈmem.ə.reɪt/to recall and show respect for someone or something, typically in a ceremony or by creating a lasting object.verbverb-transitiveC1
- commemoration/kəˌmɛm.əˈreɪ.ʃən/An act, ceremony, or object intended to honour and remember a person or an event from the past.nounC1
- commemorative/kəˈmem.ər.ə.tɪv/Serving to honor and remember a person, event, or occasion, typically by preserving its memory.adjectivenounB2
- commence/kəˈmens/to begin or start (an activity, process, or event)verbverb-ambitransitiveC1
- commenced/kəˈmenst/Began; started an action, process, or period of time.adjectiveverbC1
- commencement/kəˈmensmənt/The formal beginning or start of something; an act of commencing.nounB2/C1
- commencing/kəˈmensɪŋ/The act of beginning or starting somethingadjectivenounC1
- commend/kəˈmɛnd/To formally praise or express approval for someone, often for their actions or qualities, typically in an official or public context.verbverb-transitiveB2
- commendam/kɒˈmɛndæm/A system in which the revenues and care of a vacant ecclesiastical benefice are given temporarily to a cleric or layperson.nounRare / Archaic
- commendation/ˌkɒm.enˈdeɪ.ʃən/Formal or official praise for someone's achievements or actions.nounC1
- commended/kəˈmɛndɪd/To formally praise or approve of someone or something.adjectiveverbB2
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